Setting Up Shop

Despite the marketing hype, you don’t need a lot of equipment or fancy gadgets in order to cook well. A short list of sturdy, essential products and the knowledge of how to store the ingredients you buy will last you long into your home-cooking career.

Resources for Equipping Your Kitchen

Cooking is easier, faster, and safer with the right equipment and in an organized kitchen that always has key, basic ingredients. It takes some trial and error to figure out what tools you use most often and which ingredients you don’t need taking up space in your refrigerator, but these guides give you a great jumping-off point.

Equipment BasicsThe gear you need to make cooking easier and the results tastier.

Store Smarter Tips for how to keep you food fresh and safe in the pantry, refrigerator and freezer.